Raised Beds in the City

[jjharings]

what kind of gravel do you put down before you put your garden on top? do you lay anything under the gravel 1st like landscaping paper? basically how do you prep your area for raised beds if you want to lay gravel?

[cool70200]

very inspirational, thx

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[ManabuFarms]

you should be on TV your just to good for youtube

[7mooodalkwt]

thank you patti

[kellydjelly]

you do such a good job, you should get a huge conservatory added on your home.

[picatsoforfma]

Hi garden girl, any idea on how to keep my dog, chickens, wild birds and sqiurrels out of my garden beds while growing stuff in them?

[linuxgrl]

Do you think a hoop house would work as a good squirrel barrier? I was thinking of attaching chicken wire to the top...

[sinaweena]

life outside my kitchen is so scary though

[ratedEG]

can you believe some cities wont allow gardens

[DreamsCatcher101]

@ratedEG Just proves something is wrong with the food system.

[Pappschnitzel0815]

loved this video . Thank you so much!!!

You inspired me, I just built a small herb green house with nothing but the construction of my sisters old doll's bed =) lol thx!!!!

[MrKdeze]

love your videos, what type of soil did you fill your beds with?

[yome255913]

good video. i am curious about the soil biology levels of your beds. Do you use any chemical fertilizers?

[vinavichi]

No way! She uses rabbit manure and compost to ammend with. Her soil biology is a roaring symphony of life just like anyone who grows like her..

[yome255913]

looks like a very nice system.

[5277407]

Don't you need the rain?  Hoophouse?

[fr33dom101]

Seriously, after seeing you handle that drill - I won't be able to stand up for the next hour.

[ScavengerData]

ROFL

[TangoSpiceCompany]

Short and right to the point. This is a very informative video.

I really dig the way your yard is set up, I bet your yields are excellent.

Great job Patti!

[katieheinemann]

Wait, why am I making a hoop house? What is the point of this? Thanks.

[jihadacadien]

@katieheinemann Well a hoop house will heat up earlier in the spring and stay warmer in the fall..so adding time to your gardening season =)

[aus2045]

what is cum-powst?

[attilaclark]

I started my hoop houses by simply bending limbs and sticking them in the ground...then i covered them with plastic and put dirt around the bottum to hold the plastic in place. Worked great and im getting my third crop where i used to get one or two.

[Milby20289394bc]

i have been trying to build a "hoop house for 2 weeks i like ur idea a lot more its plain simplisity compared to mine thanks for the vid u saved me a lot of time

[PCQueen56]

I wish my backyard looked like that. Nice job!

[woodbarigarden]

Your place looks really great. Keep those videos coming. Thanks ~,~

[jihadacadien]

You are the greatest!!!!!! keep making vids =)

[Kettlebull]

You ROCK!!!

[leanbarton]

You should be on HGTV. I'm sick of their makeover crap shows.

[crewlla]

In calgary, alberta canada no one is aloud to have any farm animals within the city limits. you will be fined and have the animals removed. we also have a law stating no one is aloud to bring an ugly bull down town.

[Ollyandme]

approximately how long does it take to build one?

[lorena1707]

What do you fill your raised bed with? Is it all organic soil or do you use a filler?

[chri8067]

Can you have livestock in the city?

[Sabei0990]

Garden Girl has 2 goats, many chickens and rabbits. Pretty much everywhere allows rabbits and chickens, no roosters.

[crewlla]

depends were you live

[astrialkil]

No! if they don't hear the chickens then no one will care. most places have anti rooster noise ordinances not anti poultry ordinances.

Unless u have a animal supremacists (animal rights activist) living next door..u shouldn't have any problem.

[skyyekatt]

Thanks for your videos Patti. I love them. I think flower beds are great because they are contained. I would like to ad that you can also use salvaged material for various gardening projects or for just projects around the homestead. I have salvaged alot of good used material great for various projects.

[mom2gwyni]

I love your stuff. Keep it coming.

[xr650lguy]

very nice. thank you.

[YardYeomen]

Very Informative..Patti's Great

[vermmy35]

Great video's you have given me a few idea's. I own a three flat in Chicago and I have been wondering how to go about gardening here. Thanks, this is a wonderful site.

[snakecharmer133]

did I see mary jane at the ending? =)

[blessmyfam]

This is really nice thank you.

[amiga350]

This is a great intro, showing how neat and beautiful the results can be! Especially helpful is the reminder that what is in the soil can go into the plant. The initial effort will provide benefits for many years. I started using row covers last fall. I am astounded at having salad greens at New Year's! And pansies blooming! So much more can be done than I used to believe. Thanks, GardenGirl - keep showing how it can be done!

[JeffreyRodriguez]

It should be pointed out that making raised beds isn't cheap.

Lumber for twelve 4'x8' boxes (2x12s) cost me $320 after tax. So far I'm only going up one level, I may go two levels to make it easier on myself (I'm 6'6" tall).

If you want to put two inches of gravel down in the bottom of each, that's roughly 3 tons of rock (at about $30/ton).

I'll be filling them with straw, yard waste, and manure from some of the farms in the city.

Patti's back yard probably cost $2000 in that configuration.

[GardenGirltv]

once you are on one of my videos I think you can click on my channel and see a list of all of my videos. Hope this helps! Thanks--Patti

[johnnyLikeVideo]

nice. I would have liked to see it from the ground up. The wood used, for example. How it's assembled, etc. Thanks.

[johnnyLikeVideo]

I saw it after I commented. You may have said it sorry. Thanks.

[GardenGirltv]

Check out my video How to build a raised bed.  I go thru what you need. Thanks for watching!

[johnnyLikeVideo]

I don't know much about it but I wish there was a way to link videos together either by the subscriber/user or the person filming. Thanks.

[jrgongbongs]

Is heat treated wood safer then pressure treated wood ? I've been searching for an answer and it seems heat treated is not as chemically for use of raised beds.

[meloearth]

Patti, we got a bunch of spare wood from my hubby's work and will be making raised beds before the winter. Whoohoo!

[wgseagal]

nothing can stop you from doing anything you just take action and do it no procrastinating for you great job garden girl

[koimogenos]

Is there any kind of bottom on those raised beds, or do they just sit on top of the gravel and cement blocks? I'm wondering about drainage.

[W1tchingHour]

Good question, I'd like to know as well.

[meloearth]

I believe she explains (maybe in another video here) that she puts gravel on the bottom.

I think I'm correct, but try to find the other video. Maybe it's the "how to build a raised bed".

[SinfonianBarelytone]

I did the hoop cover but used zip ties to connect the ridge support. It's now the leaning hoop house of Seattle... I may need to drill and connect with bolts. As easy as drilling may be, zip ties are easier. I think solving with flag-pole post holes may be a good solution. Otherwise, I used 10 footers to give more height to allow for winter gardening in my mild climate. AMAZING VIDEO! Thanks for everything GardenGirl!

[SinfonianBarelytone]

I did the hoop cover but used zip ties to connect the ridge support. It's now the leaning hoop house of Seattle... I may need to drill and connect with bolts. As easy as drilling may be, zip ties are easier. I think solving with flag-pole post holes may be a good solution. Otherwise, I used 10 footers to give more height to allow for winter gardening in my mild climate. AMAZING VIDEO! Thanks for everything GardenGirl!

[LoraFromOregon]

I'd like to try this this fall to extend the season. Is it really that easy to drill into the pvc pipe?

[GardenGirltv]

It is really that easy.

[newheys]

Great videos. I am inspired, but need to work on my filming and editing skills which are grade 2 out of 100!

Like me you have used the PVC tubes. I have found that to keep the pigeons off the taller brassicas that my moveable frame helps. You can see it on my website. I shall watch your progress with interest.

[dionysusstar]

Looks awesome, alot like what John Seymour advocates for small spaces.

[Parnas1966]

Hi, I just loved the way you used all the space, and i especially way you designed the raised beds(with the bend pvc).

Regards